Cardiology research department

About the cardiology research department

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women around the world. In Australia heart disease is responsible for 1 in every 4 deaths.

Our clinician researchers are making a difference in patient outcomes and saving lives through innovative research to identify new treatments, interventions, cures, and improving quality of life outcomes for patients.

Research team

Associate Professor Nathan Better, Academic Director of Cardiology Research

Research areas of interest

Cardiac imaging in diagnosis and prognosis and radiation safety
Novel and improved applications of cardiac imaging
Cardiac CT
Nuclear cardiology (SPECT and PET)

Profile

Associate Professor Nathan Better is a clinical cardiologist specialising in nuclear cardiology and cardiac CT. His research interests include the role of cardiac imaging in diagnosis and prognosis and radiation safety, cardiac CT and nuclear cardiology and has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles.

Nathan is an expert lecturer with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, Chairman of the International Advisory Panel of American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (United States), and sits on the executive committee of the international IAEA-based INCAPS research group in Vienna, Austria. He is on the board of the Australasian Association of Nuclear Medicine Specialists, and the editorial board of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.
Nathan is committed to clinical research and medical education, and is the Chairman of the Cabrini Cardiology Research Group, and Director of Physician Training at Cabrini.

Publications

Cerci RJ, Vitola JV, Paez D, Zuluaga A, Bittencourt MS, Sierra-Galan LM, Carrascosa P, Campisi R, Gutierrez-Villamil C, Peix A, Chambers D, Velez MS, Alvarado CMG, Ventura ACF, Maldonado A, Castanos AP, Diaz TC, Herrera Y, Vasquez MC, Arrieta AA, Mut F, Hirschfeld C, Malkovskiy E, Goebel B, Cohen Y, Randazzo M, Shaw LJ, Williams MC, Villines TC, Better N, Dorbala S, Raggi P, Pascual TNB, Pynda Y, Dondi M, Einstein AJ. (2022) The Impact of COVID-19 on Diagnosis of Heart Disease in Latin America an INCAPS COVID Sub-analysis. Arq Bras Cardiol. S0066-782X2022005001219. doi: 10.36660/abc.20210388.
Sethwala A, Habersberger J, Sher J, Pearson M, Better N. (2021) Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy triggered by intervention for a threatened acute myocardial infarction – It is not over till it is over! Int J Clin Cardiol. 8:227. Doi.org/10.23937/23782951/1410227.
Einstein AJ, Shaw LJ, Hirschfeld C, Williams MC, Villines TC, Better N, Vitola JV, Cerci R, Dorbala S, Raggi P, Choi AD, Lu B, Sinitsyn V, Sergienko V, Kudo T, Nørgaard BL, Maurovich-Horvat P, Campisi R, Milan E, Louw L, Allam AH, Bhatia M, Malkovskiy E, Goebel B, Cohen Y, Randazzo M, Narula J, Pascual TNB, Pynda Y, Dondi M, Paez D; the; INCAPS COVID Investigators Group. (2021) International Impact of COVID-19 on the Diagnosis of Heart Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 77(2):173-185. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.10.054.
Boehm E, Better N. (2021) Time is Myocardium, but Who Does Best? J Nucl Cardiol. doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02820-6.
Hirschfeld CB, Shaw LJ, Williams MC, Lahey R, Villines TC, Dorbala S, Choi AD, Shah NR, Bluemke DA, Berman DS, Blankstein R, Ferencik M, Narula J, Winchester D, Malkovskiy E, Goebel B, Randazzo MJ, Lopez-Mattei J, Parwani P, Vitola JV, Cerci RJ, Better N, Raggi P, Lu B, Sergienko V, Sinitsyn V, Kudo T, Nørgaard BL, Maurovich-Horvat P, Cohen YA, Pascual TNB, Pynda Y, Dondi M, Paez D, Einstein AJ; INCAPS-COVID Investigators Group. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Testing in the United States Versus the Rest of the World. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 14(9):1787-1799. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.03.007.
Lee JC, Better N. (2021) Tc-99m HMDP versus MDP discrepancy in cardiac amyloidosis. J Nucl Cardiol. 28(5):2424. doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02763-y.
Jayadeva PS, Better N. (2021) How viable is SPECT for viability assessment in the PET era? J Nucl Cardiol. 28(6):2557-2559. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02084-6.
Williams MC, Shaw L, Hirschfeld CB, Maurovich-Horvat P, Nørgaard BL, Pontone G, Jimenez-Heffernan A, Sinitsyn V, Sergienko V, Ansheles A, Bax JJ, Buechel R, Milan E, Slart RHJA, Nicol E, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Pynda Y, Better N, Cerci R, Dorbala S, Raggi P, Villines TC, Vitola J, Malkovskiy E, Goebel B, Cohen Y, Randazzo M, Pascual TNB, Dondi M, Paez D, Einstein AJ; INCAPS COVID Investigators Group. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 on the imaging diagnosis of cardiac disease in Europe. Open Heart. 8(2):e001681. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001681.
Cheng MJM, Sethwala A, Better N, Sivaratnam D. (2021) 18F-FDG PET/CT identifying cardiac abscess formation prior to cardiac CT. J Nucl Cardiol. 28(5):2386-2389. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02191-4.
Hirschfeld CB, Mercuri M, Pascual TNB, Karthikeyan G, Vitola JV, Mahmarian JJ, Better N, Bouyoucef SE, Hee-Seung Bom H, Lele V, Magboo VPC, Alexánderson E, Allam AH, Al-Mallah MH, Dorbala S, Flotats A, Jerome S, Kaufmann PA, Luxenburg O, Shaw LJ, Underwood SR, Rehani MM, Paez D, Dondi M, Einstein AJ; INCAPS Investigators Group. (2021) Worldwide Variation in the Use of Nuclear Cardiology Camera Technology, Reconstruction Software, and Imaging Protocols. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 14(9):1819-1828. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.11.011.
Hirschfeld CB, Dondi M, Pascual TNB, Mercuri M, Vitola J, Karthikeyan G, Better N, Mahmarian JJ, Bouyoucef SE, Hee-Seung Bom H, Lele V, Magboo VPC, Alexánderson E, Allam AH, Al-Mallah MH, Flotats A, Jerome S, Kaufmann PA, Luxenburg O, Underwood SR, Rehani MM, Vassileva J, Paez D, Einstein AJ; INCAPS Investigators Group. (2021) Worldwide Diagnostic Reference Levels for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Findings From INCAPS. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 14(3):657-665. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.06.029.
Thakkar HV, Cheng M, Better N. (2021) “False-positive” Myocardial Perfusion Scan in a patient presenting with sickle cell crisis. J Nucl Cardiol. 28(5):2412-2414. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02341-8.
Dondi M, Milan E, Pontone G, Hirschfeld CB, Williams M, Shaw LJ, Pynda Y, Raggi P, Cerci R, Vitola J, Better N, Villines TC, Dorbala S, Pascual TNB, Giubbini R, Einstein AJ, Paez D; INCAPS COVID Investigators Group. (2021) Reduction of cardiac imaging tests during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Italy. Findings from the IAEA Non-invasive Cardiology Protocol Survey on COVID-19 (INCAPS COVID). Int J Cardiol. 341:100-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.08.044.
O’Sullivan P, Younger J, Van Pelt N, O’Malley S, Lenturut-Katal D, Hirschfeld CB, Vitola JV, Cerci R, Williams MC, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Villines TC, Dorbala S, Choi AD, Cohen Y, Goebel B, Malkovskiy E, Randazzo M, Pascual TNB, Pynda Y, Dondi M, Paez D, Einstein AJ, Better N; INCAPS COVID Investigators Group. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 on Diagnostic Cardiac Procedural Volume in Oceania: The IAEA Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocol Survey on COVID-19 (INCAPS COVID). Heart Lung Circ. 30(10):1477-1486. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.04.021.
Leong K, Knipe H, Binny S, Pascoe H, Better N, Langenberg F, Lui E, Joshi SB. (2021) Aortic root measurement on CT: linear dimensions, aortic root area and comparison with echocardiography. A retrospective cross sectional study. Br J Radiol. 94(1121):20201232. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20201232.
Montalto S, Better N. (2020) Assessing severity of cardiac sarcoid: Is SUV the answer? J Nucl Cardiol. 27(6):2011-2016. doi: 10.1007/s12350-018-01534-6.
Lee JC, Better N. (2020) Cardiovascular outcomes in heart transplant recipients. J Nucl Cardiol. 27(3):1047. doi: 10.1007/s12350-019-01836-3.
Lee JC, Better N. (2020) Splenic response ratio in vasodilator myocardial perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol. 27(6):2438. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02063-x.
Jayadeva PS, Better N. (2020) Opening the door to noninvasive assessment of cardiac transplant rejection: It’s all in the preparation. J Nucl Cardiol. 27(1):182-185. doi: 10.1007/s12350-018-1310-z.
Skali H, Murthy VL, Al-Mallah MH, Bateman TM, Beanlands R, Better N, Calnon DA, Dilsizian V, Gimelli A, Pagnanelli R, Polk DM, Soman P, Thompson RC, Einstein AJ, Dorbala S. (2020) Guidance and Best Practices for Nuclear Cardiology Laboratories During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Information Statement From ASNC and SNMMI. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 13(9):e011761. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.011761.
Skali H, Murthy VL, Al-Mallah MH, Bateman TM, Beanlands R, Better N, Calnon DA, Dilsizian V, Gimelli A, Pagnanelli R, Polk DM, Soman P, Thompson RC, Einstein AJ, Dorbala S. Guidance and best practices for nuclear cardiology laboratories during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: An Information Statement from ASNC and SNMMI. J Nucl Cardiol. 27(3):1022-1029. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02123-2.
Skali H, Murthy VL, Al-Mallah MH, Bateman TM, Beanlands R, Better N, Calnon DA, Dilsizian V, Gimelli A, Pagnanelli R, Polk DM, Soman P, Thompson RC, Einstein AJ, Dorbala S. (2020) Guidance and best practices for nuclear cardiology laboratories during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: An Information Statement from ASNC and SNMMI. J Nucl Med. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.120.246686.

Professor Peter Kistler

Research areas of interest

Atrial fibrillation
Supraventricular tachycardia
Ventricular tachycardia
Advanced mapping techniques and ablation strategies
Pacemakers and defibrillators

Profile

Professor Peter Kistler is a clinician cardiologist and electrophysiologist and an international leader in the treatment of heart rhythm disorders.

He is the Head of electrophysiology at the Alfred Hospital and Head of Clinical Electrophysiology research at the Baker Heart Institute in Melbourne. He is a Professor in the department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and Monash Universities.

Peter has made a substantial contribution to the field of atrial arrhythmias with 210 publications, 6467 citations and has supervised 15 PhD students. He has been awarded competitive grants and fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council and National Heart Foundation.

He was the senior author of the first randomised study defining the role of alcohol abstinence in atrial fibrillation published in NEJM in 2020. Peter was awarded the prestigious RT Hall Prize from CSANZ in 2020 for excellence in cardiac research. He is an invited speaker at the American Heart Association, Heart Rhythm Society (USA) and Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society. He is the current Chair of the Cardiac Society Australia New Zealand AF ablation guidelines and was a member of the National Heart Foundation Heart Failure Guidelines 2018. He is a founding member of Heart Rhythm TV and on the Heart Rhythm Society Fellowship subcommittee.

Publications

Chieng D, Sugumar H , Ling LH, Segan L, Azzopardi S, Prabhu S, Al-Kaisey A, Voskoboinik A, Parameswaran R, Morton JB, Pathik B, McLellan AJ, Lee G, Wong M, Finch S, Pathak RK, Raja DC, Sanders P, Sterns L, Ginks M, Reid CM, Kalman JM, Kistler PM. (2022) Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Multicentre Randomised Trial of Pulmonary Vein Isolation (PVI) versus PVI with Posterior Left Atrial Wall Isolation (PWI) – the CAPLA Study. Am. Heart J 243:210-220. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.09.015.
Voskoboinik A, McDonald C, Chieng D, O’Brien J, Gutman S, Ngu P, Sugumar H, Wong G, Kalman JM, Taylor AJ, Kistler PM. (2021) Acute electrical, autonomic and structural effects of binge drinking: Insights into the ‘holiday heart syndrome’. International J Cardiol. 331:100-105. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.01.071.
Chieng D, Sugumar H, Kaye D, Azzopardi S, Vizi D, Rossi E, Voskoboinik A, Prabhu S, Ling LH, Lee G, Kalman JM, Kistler PM. (2021) Prone and Supine 12-Lead ECG Comparisons: Implications for Cardiac Assessment During Prone Ventilation for COVID-19. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 7(11):1348-1357. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.04.011.
Chieng D, Kistler PM. (2021) Coffee and tea on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. Trends Cardiovasc Med. S1050-1738(21)00088-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.08.004.
Voskoboinik A, Kalman JM, De Silva A, Nicholls T, Costello B, Nanayakkara S, Prabhu S, Stub D, Azzopardi S, Vizi D, Wong G, Nalliah C, Sugumar H, Wong M, Kotschet E, Kaye D, Taylor AJ, Kistler PM. (2020) Alcohol abstinence in drinkers with atrial fibrillation. New England Journal of Medicine. 382(1):20-28. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1817591.
Gutman SJ, Costello BT, Papapostolou S, Voskoboinik A, Iles L, Ja J, Hare JL, Ellims A, Kistler PM, Marwick TH, Taylor AJ. (2019) Reduction in mortality from implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy patients is dependent on the presence of left ventricular scar. Eur Heart J. 40(6):542-550. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy437.
Voskoboinik A, Kalman JM, Kistler PM. (2018) Caffeine and arrhythmias: time to grind the data. JACC: Clin Electrophysiol. 4(4):425-432.
Walters TE, Wick K, Tan G, Mearns M, Joseph SA, Morton JB, Sanders P, Bryant C, Kistler PM, Kalman JM. (2018) Psychological distress and suicidal ideation in patients with atrial fibrillation: Prevalence and response to management strategy. J Am Heart Assoc. 7(18):e005502. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.01.012.
Voskoboinik A, Prabhu S, Sugumar H, Kistler PM. (2018) Effect of dietary factors on cardiac rhythm. American Journal of Cardiology. 122(7):1265-1271. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.06.019.
Prabhu S, Taylor AJ, Costello BT, Kaye DM, McLellan AA, Voskoboinik A, Sugumar H, Lockwood SM, Stokes MB, Pathik B, Nalliah CJ, Wong GR, Azzopardi SM, Gutman S, Lee G, Layland J, Mariani JA, Ling LH, Kalman JM, Kistler PM. (2017) Catheter ablation versus medical rate control in atrial fibrillation and systolic dysfunction: The CAMERA-MRI study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 70(16):1949-1961. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.08.041.
Ling LH, Kistler PM, Kalman JM, Schilling RJ, Hunter RJ. (2016) Comorbidity of atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 13(3):131-47. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2015.191.
Voskoboinik A, Prabhu S, Ling LH, Kalman JM, Kistler PM. (2016) Alcohol and atrial fibrillation: a sobering review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 68(23):2567-2576. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.08.074.
McLellan AJ, Ling LH, Azzopardi S, Lee GA, Lee G, Kumar S, Wong MC, Walters TE, Lee JM, Looi KL, Halloran K, Stiles MK, Lever NA, Fynn SP, Heck PM, Sanders P, Morton JB, Kalman JM, Kistler PM. (2015) A minimal or maximal ablation strategy to achieve pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a prospective multi-centre randomized controlled trial (the Minimax study). European Heart Journal. 36(28):1812-21. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv139.
Wong MC, Kalman JM, Pedagogos E, Toussaint N, Vohra JK, Sparks PB, Sanders P, Kistler PM, Halloran K, Lee G, Joseph SA, Morton JB. (2015) Bradycardia and asystole is the predominant mechanism of sudden cardiac death in patients with chronic kidney disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 65(12):1263-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.12.049.
Lee G, Kumar S, Teh A, Madry A, Spence S, Larobina M, Goldblatt J, Brown R, Atkinson V, Moten S, Morton JB, Sanders P, Kistler PM, Kalman JM. (2014) Epicardial wave mapping in human long-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation: transient rotational circuits, complex wavefronts, and disorganized activity. Eur Heart J. 35(2):86-97. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht267.
Lim HS, Willoughby SR, Schultz C, Gan C, Alasady M, Lau DH, Leong DP, Brooks AG, Young GD, Kistler PM, Kalman JM, Worthley MI, Sanders P. (2013) Effect of atrial fibrillation on atrial thrombogenesis in humans: impact of rate and rhythm. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(8):852-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.046.
Medi C, Evered L, Silbert B, Teh A, Halloran K, Morton J, Kistler P, Kalman J. (2013) Subtle post-procedural cognitive dysfunction after atrial fibrillation ablation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 62(6):531-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.03.073.
Ling LH, Kistler PM, Ellims AH, Iles LM, Lee G, Hughes GL, Kalman JM, Kaye DM, Taylor AJ. (2012) Diffuse ventricular fibrosis in atrial fibrillation: noninvasive evaluation and relationships with ageing and systolic dysfunction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 60(23):2402-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.065.
Iles L, Pfluger H, Lefkovits L, Butler MJ, Kistler PM, Kaye DM, Taylor AJ. (2011) Myocardial fibrosis predicts appropriate device therapy in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 57(7):821-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.062.
Lee G, Wu H, Kalman JM, Esmore D, Williams T, Snell G, Kistler PM. (2010) Atrial fibrillation following lung transplantation: double but not single lung transplant is associated with long-term freedom from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal. 31(22):2774-82. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq224.
Medi C, Kalman JM, Haqqani H, Vohra JK, Morton JB, Sparks PB, Kistler PM. (2009) Tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy secondary to focal atrial tachycardia: long-term outcome after catheter ablation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 53(19):1791-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.014.
Kistler PM, Rajappan K, Harris S, Earley MJ, Richmond L, Sporton SC, Schilling RJ. (2008) The impact of image integration on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using electroanatomic mapping: a prospective randomised study. European Heart Journal. 29(24):3029-36. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn453.
Kistler PM, Sanders P, Dodic M, Spence SJ, Samuel CS, Zhao C, Charles JA, Edwards GA, Kalman JM. (2006) Atrial electrical and structural abnormalities in an ovine model of chronic blood pressure elevation after prenatal corticosteroid exposure: implications for development of atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal. 27(24):3045-56. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl360.
Kistler PM, Roberts-Thomson KC, Haqqani H, Fynn SP, Singarayar S, Vohra JK, Morton JB, Sparks PB, Kalman JM. (2006) P-wave morphology in focal atrial tachycardia: development of an algorithm to predict anatomic site of origin. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 48(5):1010-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.058.
Kistler PM, Davidson NC, Sanders P, Fynn SP, Stevenson IH, Spence SJ, Vohra JK, Sparks PB, Kalman JM. (2005) Absence of acute effects of angiotensin II on atrial electrophysiology in humans. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 45(1): 154-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.10.002.
Kistler PM, Fynn SP, Haqqani H, Stevenson IH, Vohra JK, Morton JB, Sparks PB, Kalman JM. (2005) Focal atrial tachycardia from the ostium of the coronary sinus: electrocardiographic and electrophysiological characterisation and radiofrequency ablation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 45(9):1488-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.01.042.
Kistler PM, Sanders P, Fynn SP, Stevenson IH, Spence SJ, Vohra JK, Sparks PB, Kalman JM. (2004) Electrophysiologic and electroanatomic changes in the atrium associated with age. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 44(1):109-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.03.044.
Sanders P, Morton JB, Kistler PM, Spence SJ, Davidson NC, Hussin A, Vohra JK, Sparks PB, Kalman JM. (2004) Electrophysiologic and electroanatomic characterisation of the atrium in sinus node disease: evidence of diffuse atrial remodeling. Circulation. 109(12):1514-22. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000121734.47409.AA.
Kistler PM, Sanders P, Fynn SP, Stevenson I, Spence S, Vohra JK, Sparks PB, Kalman JM. (2003) Electrophysiologic and electrocardiographic characteristics of focal atrial tachycardia originating from the pulmonary veins: acute and long term outcome of radiofrequency ablation. Circulation. 108(16):1968-75. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000095269.36984.75.
Kistler PM, Sanders P, Hussin A, Morton JB, Vohra JK, Sparks PB, Kalman JM. (2003) Focal atrial tachycardia arising from the mitral annulus: electrocardiographic and electrophysiological characterisation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(12):2212-19. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00484-4.

Dr Swati Mukherjee

Research areas of interest

Coronary artery disease
Coronary intervention
Subacute coronary artery dissection (SCAD)
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Heart disease in women
Gender equity and diversity in the cardiology workforce

Profile

Dr Swati Mukherjee is an interventional cardiologist specialising in coronary intervention and heart disease in women. Her research focusses on differences in coronary artery disease symptoms and treatments between men and women including intravascular ultrasound imaging and intracoronary sample features with a special interest in myocardial infarction secondary to conditions unique to women or seen more often in women, such as sub-acute coronary dissection (SCAD) and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. She has been awarded competitive grants and fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and Medtronic. Her work has been accepted for presentation at the American college of Cardiology (ACC) and European Society of Cardiology Congress. She is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, supervisor in the Notre Dame University medical student program at Cabrini, and mentor for postgraduate researchers, graduate students and medical residents.

Swati is one of only 17 female interventional cardiologists in Australia and New Zealand (less than 5%). She plays an active role towards increasing awareness on women’s cardiovascular issues and bringing gender equity for women cardiologists and physicians through various initiatives and national and international speaking opportunities. She has leadership roles in the Victorian Women in Cardiology (Vic Wic), Gender Equity in Medicine Working Group of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Membership Diversity Advisory Group (MDAG) reporting to the RACP Board, Monash Partners Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership research program, and Women in Innovation, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) USA.

Swati has recently been awarded the prestigious FSCAI. FSCAI stands for Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (USA), and represents a mark of excellence among interventional cardiologists and a prestigious ranking of interventional cardiologists. Only highly experienced members who have met performance standards established by SCAI and who have garnered excellent peer recommendations can achieve the status of FSCAI. Being a Fellow of SCAI puts Swati among the most notable cardiologists across the globe.

Publications

Vlachadis Castles A, Burgess S, Robledo K, Beale AL, Biswas S, Segan L, Gutman S, Mukherjee S, Leet A, Zaman S. (2021) Work-life balance: a comparison of women in cardiology and other specialties. Open Heart. 8(2):e001678. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001678.
White AJ, Duffy SJ, Walton AS, Ng JF, Rice GE, Mukherjee S, Shaw JA, Jennings GL, Dart AM, Kingwell BA. (2007) Matrix metalloproteinase-3 and coronary remodelling: implications for unstable coronary disease. Cardiovasc Res. 75(4):813-20. doi: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2007.05.003.
White AJ, Duffy SJ, Walton AS, Mukherjee S, Shaw JA, Jennings GL, Dart AM, Kingwell BA. (2009) Compliance mismatch between stenotic and distal reference segment is associated with coronary artery disease instability. Atherosclerosis. 206(1):179-85. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.02.025.
CRT 2020 Highlights publication: “Swati Mukherjee, MD, discussed gender-specific issues in coronary artery disease. She cited a recently published study showing that only one-third of revascularization patients (either with percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting) are women, and that the percentage has fallen over time. Another study shows that door-to-balloon time is more than 10 minutes longer for women than for men, and women are less likely to receive evidence-based treatment than men”. https://www.crtmeeting.org/highlights
Leet A, Beale A, Segan L, Castles A, Cheshire C, Biswas S, Gutman S, Mukherjee S, Watts M, Richardson M, Lockwood S, Freeman M, Selkrig L, Zaman S. (2019) Gender-Neutral Part-Time/Flexible Training Options, Work-Life Balance and Gender Parity in Advanced Cardiology Training: The 2019 Survey of the FRACP Advanced Cardiology Trainees and Recent Graduates. Heart Lung and Circulation. 28, Supplement 4: S299-S300.
Mukherjee S, Chan W, Kingwell B, Natoli A, Duffy S, Dart A, Taylor A. (2013) Plasma heme oxygenase-1 level is associated with reduction in extracellular matrix expansion in peri infarct region post acute myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal. 34.
Mukherjee S, Chan W, Kingwell BA, White AJ, Shaw JA, Natoli A, Johnson B, Walton AS, Dart AM, Duffy SJ. (2010) Plasma Heme oxygenase-1 Level Is Associated With the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease and Unstable Clinical Presentation. JACC. 55 (10 Supplement) A166.E1554.
Mukherjee S, Kingwell BA, White AJ, Croft KD, Headlam HA, Shaw JA, Walton AS, Dart AM, Duffy SJ. (2008) Ferritin is associated with greater coronary plaque area, positive remodeling and unstable clinical presentation. European Heart Journal. 29 (Abstract Supplement) 585.
Mukherjee S, Kingwell BA, White AJ, Croft KD, Headlam HA, Walton AS, Shaw JA, Dart AM, Duffy SJ. (2006) Ferritin is Associated with Greater Coronary Plaque Burden, Positive Remodeling and Unstable Clinical Presentation. Annual Scientific Meeting of The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Mukherjee S, Ziolkowski J, Kingwell BA, Croft KD, Headlam HA, Vizi DK, Dart AM, Duffy SJ. (2006) Acute Iron Overload Induces Oxidative Stress, but Does Not Affect Endothelial Function in Humans. Annual Scientific Meeting of The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Mukherjee S, White AJ, Natoli A, Kingwell BA, Walton AS, Dart AM, Duffy SJ. (2006) Heme Oxygenase-1 Genotype is Associated with Coronary Artery Disease in a Caucasian Population. Annual Scientific Meeting of The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Mukherjee S, White AJ, Kingwell BA, Croft KD, Headlam HA, Walton AS, Dart AM, Duffy SJ. (2005) Relationship of Intracoronary Trans-lesional Iron and F2-isoprostanes to Plaque Burden and Clinical Presentation. Heart Lung and Circulation. 14 (S1): S78.
Reddy R, Mukherjee S, Walton AS, Taylor AJ, Broughton A, Dart AM, Duffy SJ. (2005) Sodium nitroprusside is an effective treatment for no-reflow during percutaneous intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Heart Lung and Circulation. 14 (S1): S138.
White AJ, Duffy SJ, Walton AS, Mukherjee S, Dart AM, Jennings GL, Kingwell BA. (2005) Genetic, biochemical and structural determinants of unstable coronary disease. Heart Lung and Circulation. 14 (S1): S78.
White AJ, Duffy SJ, Medley TL, Walton AS, Mukherjee S, Dart AM, Jennings GL, Kingwell BA. (2005) Genetic variation in matrix metalloproteinase genes influences risk for coronary artery disease. Heart Lung and Circulation. 14 (S1): S50.
Mukherjee S, Castro J, Roberts L, Johnston L, Swale M, Chow B, Collins B, Proimos YM, Cheong C, Goods M, Rowe G. (2004) The Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at a Tertiary Referral Hospital with Off-Site Surgical Backup. Heart, Lung and Circulation. S2:S1-132:223.
Castro J, Mukherjee S, Roberts L, Johnston L, Proimos G, Cheong YM, Goods C, Rowe G. (2004) The Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for STEMI with Off-Site Surgical Backup. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 13S2: S1-132:217
Roberts L, Castro J, Mukherjee S, Swale M, Chou B, Goods C, Rowe M, Proimos G, Cheong YM, Johnston L, Parker H, Collins B, Archer P, Dilley S, New G. (2004) The SHIPEM REGISTRY. Shipping Infarcts for Primary Angioplasty in Eastern Melbourne. Heart, Lung and Circulation 13S2: S1-132:220.
O’Reilly J, Gordon G, Worrall-Carter L, Hansen I, Castro J, Mukherjee S, Chou B, Swale M, Elmore T, New G. (2004) Outcomes from a community-based phase II heart failure (HF) rehabilitation program (RP). Heart, Lung and Circulation. 13S2: S1-132:120.
Ziolkowski J, Chin-Dusting JPF, Gollogly NC, Vizi DK, Mukherjee S, McPherson J, Ralph M, Duffy SJ. (2004) Contribution of endothelium dependent hyperpolarisation (via activation of ca-dependent K+ channel) to metabolic vasodilation in the human forearm. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 13S2: S1-132:225.
Lim K, Garg P, Castro J, Mukherjee S, Roberts L, Johnston L, Parker H, Mariani J, Proimos G, Cheong YM, Goods C, Rowe M, Walton A, Mc Pherson L, Dunkley C, Collins B, New G. (2004) The Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at a Tertiary Referral Hospital with Off-Site Surgical Backup. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 13:S41:90.

Associate Professor Dion Stub

Research areas of interest

Interventional cardiology
Cardiac arrest
Myocardial infarction

Profile

Associate Professor Dion Stub is an interventional cardiologist and clinician scientist specialising in coronary and structural heart procedures. Dion has particular interest in treating the cardiac emergencies of myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest, and was awarded his PhD in 2013 developing Australia’s first treatment pathway for patients with refractory cardiac arrest, through combined research at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute and The Alfred Hospital.

Dion spent 2 years overseas as a post doctorate fellow, with the support of a Victoria Fellowship, Royal College of Physicians and Australian Cardiac Society awards. He worked first at the University of Washington, Seattle and then spent 12 months at St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver as an interventional fellow, working with Prof John Webb, an international expert at transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Dion is internationally recognised for his research, having published over 195 peer-reviewed manuscripts and delivered multiple presentations in both cardiac emergencies and structural heart intervention. He currently holds the prestigious National Heart Foundation Future Leader fellowship to support his clinical research.

He is an Associate Professor with Monash University and Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes institute, medical advisor to Ambulance Victoria and representative on the Australia Resuscitation Council.

Publications

Kempster K, Howell S, Bernard S, Smith K, Cameron P, Finn J, Stub D, Morley P, Bray J. (2021) Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes in emergency departments. Resuscitation. 166:21-30. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.07.003.
Cole J, Beare R, Phan T, Srikanth V, Stub D, Smith K, Murdoch K, Layland J. (2021) Modelling STEMI service delivery: a proof of concept study. Emerg Med J. 22:emermed-2020-210334. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210334.
Dawson LP, Biswas S, Lefkovits J, Stub D, Burchill L, Evans SM, Reid C, Eccleston D. (2021) Characteristics and Quality of National Cardiac Registries: A Systematic Review. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 14(9):e007963. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.007963.
Dagan M, Dinh DT, Stehli J, Zaman S, Brennan A, Tan C, Liew D, Reid CM, Stub D, Kaye DM, Lefkovits J, Duffy SJ; Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry. (2021) Impact of Age and Sex on Treatment and Outcomes Following Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 78(19):1934-1936. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.08.057.
Blusztein D, Dinh D, Stub D, Dawson L, Brennan A, Reid C, Smith K, Nehme Z, Andrew E, Bernard S, Lefkovits J. (2020) Predictors of hospital prenotification for STEMI and association of prenotification with outcomes. Emerg Med J. 14:emermed-2020-210522. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210522.
Lee P, Liew D, Brennan A, Stub D, Lefkovits J, Reid CM, Zomer E. (2021) Cost-effectiveness of Radial Access Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Am J Cardiol. 1;156:44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.06.034.
Fernando H, Duong T, Huynh K, Noonan J, Shaw J, Duffy SJ, Nehme Z, Smith K, Myles PS, Meikle PJ, Peter K, Stub D. (2021) Effects of lignocaine vs. opioids on antiplatelet activity of ticagrelor: the LOCAL trial. Eur Heart J. 42(39):4025-4036. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab557.
Tong DC, Bloom JE, Quinn S, Nasis A, Hiew C, Roberts-Thomson P, Adams H, Sriamareswaran R, Htun NM, Wilson W, Stub D, van Gaal W, Howes L, Yeap A, Yip B, Wu S, Perera P, Collins N, Yong A, Bhindi R, Whitbourn R, Lee A, Premaratne M, Asrress K, Freeman M, Amerena J, Layland J. (2021) Colchicine in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Two-Year Follow-Up of the Australian COPS Randomized Clinical Trial. Circulation. 144(19):1584-1586. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.054610.
Bloom JE, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Dinh DT, Fernando H, Shi WY, Vriesendorp P, Nanayakarra S, Dawson LP, Brennan A, Noaman S, Layland J, William J, Al-Fiadh A, Brooks M, Freeman M, Hutchinson A, McGaw D, Van Gaal W, Willson W, White A, Prakash R, Reid C, Lefkovits J, Duffy SJ, Chan W, Kaye DM, Stephenson M, Bernard S, Smith K, Stub D. (2021) Pre-hospital heparin use for ST-elevation myocardial infarction is safe and improves angiographic outcomes. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 10(10):1140-1147. doi: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuab032.
Eastwood K, Howell S, Nehme Z, Finn J, Smith K, Cameron P, Stub D, Bray JE. (2021) Impact of a mass media campaign on presentations and ambulance use for acute coronary syndrome. Open Heart. 8(2):e001792. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001792.
Fernando H, Duffy SJ, Low A, Dinh D, Adrianopoulos N, Sharma A, Peter K, Stub D, Leong K, Ajani A, Clark D, Freeman M, Sebastian M, Brennan A, Selkrig L, Reid CM, Kaye D, Oqueli E. (2021) Totally Occluded Culprit Coronary Artery in Patients with Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Am J Cardiol. 1;156:52-57. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.06.043.
Lee P, Brennan AL, Stub D, Dinh DT, Lefkovits J, Reid CM, Zomer E, Liew D. Estimating the economic impacts of percutaneous coronary intervention in Australia: a registry-based cost burden study. BMJ Open. 11(12):e053305. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053305.
Case R, Stub D, Mazzagatti E, Pryor H, Mion M, Ball J, Cartledge S, Keeble TR, Bray JE, Smith K. (2021) The second year of a second chance: Long-term psychosocial outcomes of cardiac arrest survivors and their family. Resuscitation. 167:274-281. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.06.018.
Di Toro M, Stub D. (2021) Acute Myocardial Infarction Identified by Paramedics Using the Smith-Modified Sgarbossa Criteria: A Case Report. Prehosp Emerg Care. 25(6):851-853. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2020.1846825.
Vriesendorp PA, Nanayakkara S, Bowditch J, Htun NM, Stub D, Dagan M, Stehli J, Dick R, Duffy SJ, Walton AS. (2021) Short- and Long-Term Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Public and Private Hospital Settings: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Heart Lung Circ. 30(12):1910-1917. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.05.083.
Dawson LP, Chen D, Dagan M, Bloom J, Taylor A, Duffy SJ, Shaw J, Lefkovits J, Stub D. (2021) Assessment of Pretreatment With Oral P2Y12 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular and Bleeding Outcomes in Patients With Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 4(11):e2134322. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.34322.
Dawson LP, Burchill L, O’Brien J, Dinh D, Duffy SJ, Stub D, Brennan A, Clark D, Oqueli E, Hiew C, Freeman M, Reid CM, Ajani AE; Melbourne Interventional Group Investigators. (2021) Differences in outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Victoria, Australia: a multicentre, prospective, observational, cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 9(9):e1296-e1304. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00224-2.
Fernando H, Nehme Z, Peter K, Bernard S, Stephenson M, Bray JE, Myles PS, Stub R, Cameron P, Ellims AH, Taylor AJ, Kaye DM, Smith K, Stub D. (2021) Association between pre-hospital chest pain severity and myocardial injury in ST elevation myocardial infarction: A post-hoc analysis of the AVOID study. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 37:100899. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100899.
Nehme Z, Stub D. (2022) Triage of post-cardiac arrest patients: To PCI or not to PCI, that is the question. Resuscitation. 170:335-338. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.11.013.
Noaman S, Dinh D, Reid CM, Brennan AL, Clark D, Shaw J, Freeman M, Sebastian M, Oqueli E, Ajani A, Walton A, Bloom J, Biswas S, Stub D, Duffy SJ, Chan W. (2021) Comparison of Outcomes of Coronary Artery Disease Treated by Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in 3 Different Age Groups (<45, 46-65, and >65 Years). Am J Cardiol. 152:19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.002.
Biswas S, Dinh D, Duffy SJ, Brennan A, Liew D, Chan W, Cox N, Reid CM, Lefkovits J, Stub D. (2022) Characteristics and outcomes of unsuccessful percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 99(3):609-616. doi: 10.1002/ccd.29886.
Bloom JE, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Beale A, Dawson LP, Shi WY, Vriesendorp PA, Fernando H, Noaman S, Cox S, Stephenson M, Anderson D, Chan W, Kaye DM, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Gender Disparities in Cardiogenic Shock Treatment and Outcomes. Am J Cardiol. 27:S0002-9149(22)00519-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.04.047.
Paratz ED, Block TJ, Stub DA, La Gerche A, Kistler PM, Kalman JM, Strathmore N, Mond H, Woodford NWF, Burke M, Voskoboinik A. (2022) Postmortem Interrogation of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: A 15-Year Experience. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 8(3):356-366. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.10.011.
Fernando H, McFadyen JD, Wang X, Shaw J, Stub D, Peter K. (2022) P2Y₁₂ Antagonists in Cardiovascular Disease-Finding the Best Balance Between Preventing Ischemic Events and Causing Bleeding. Front Cardiovasc Med. 9:854813. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.854813.
Dawson LP, Smith K, Cullen L, Nehme Z, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Stub D. (2022) Care Models for Acute Chest Pain That Improve Outcomes and Efficiency: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 79(23):2333-2348. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.380.
Voskoboinik A, Nehme Z, Kistler PM, Stub D, Smith K. (2022) First time use of manual pressure augmentation for ventricular fibrillation arrest in the community. Resuscitation. 174:31-32. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.03.018.
Al-Mukhtar O, Vogrin S, Lampugnani ER, Noaman S, Dinh DT, Brennan AL, Reid C, Lefkovits J, Cox N, Stub D, Chan W. (2022) Temporal Changes in Pollen Concentration Predict Short-Term Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndromes. J Am Heart Assoc. 11(7):e023036. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023036.
Dawson LP, Dinh DT, Stub D, Ahern S, Bloom JE, Duffy SJ, Lefkovits J, Brennan A, Reid CM, Oqueli E; Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry. (2022) Health-related quality of life following percutaneous coronary intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qual Life Res. 31(8):2375-2385. doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-03056-0.
Dagan M, Dawson LP, Stehli J, Koh JQS, Quine E, Stub D, Htun NM, Walton A, Duffy SJ. (2022) Periprocedural Myocardial Injury and Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 35:8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2021.04.006.
Paratz ED, van Heusden A, Zentner D, Morgan N, Smith K, Ball J, Thompson T, James P, Connell V, Pflaumer A, Semsarian C, Ingles J, Stub D, Parsons S, La Gerche A. (2022) Predictors and outcomes of in-hospital referrals for forensic investigation after young sudden cardiac death. Heart Rhythm. 19(6):937-944. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.01.035.
Fernando H, Nehme Z, Dinh D, Andrew E, Brennan A, Shi W, Bloom J, Duffy SJ, Shaw J, Peter K, Nadurata V, Chan W, Layland J, Freeman M, Van Gaal W, Bernard S, Lefkovits J, Liew D, Stephenson M, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Impact of prehospital opioid dose on angiographic and clinical outcomes in acute coronary syndromes. Emerg Med J. 26:emermed-2021-211519. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2021-211519.
Bloom JE, Andrew E, Dawson LP, Nehme Z, Stephenson M, Anderson D, Fernando H, Noaman S, Cox S, Milne C, Chan W, Kaye DM, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Incidence and Outcomes of Nontraumatic Shock in Adults Using Emergency Medical Services in Victoria, Australia. JAMA Netw Open. 5(1):e2145179. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.45179.
Paratz ED, van Heusden A, Smith K, Ball J, Zentner D, Morgan N, Thompson T, James P, Connell V, Pflaumer A, Semsarian C, Ingles J, Parsons S, Stub D, La Gerche A. (2022) Higher rates but similar causes of young out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in rural Australian patients. Aust J Rural Health. 15. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12890.
Dawson LP, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Bloom J, Okyere D, Cox S, Anderson D, Stephenson M, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Kaye D, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Incidence, diagnoses and outcomes of ambulance attendances for chest pain: a population-based cohort study. Ann Epidemiol. 72:32-39. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.04.010.
Hanson L, Vogrin S, Noaman S, Dinh D, Zheng W, Lefkovits J, Brennan A, Reid C, Stub D, Duffy SJ, Layland J, Freeman M, van Gaal W, Cox N, Chan W; Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry Investigators. (2022) Long-Term Outcomes of Unprotected Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Centers Without Onsite Cardiac Surgery. Am J Cardiol. 1;168:39-46. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.12.051.
Noaman S, Vogrin S, Dinh D, Lefkovits J, Brennan AL, Reid CM, Walton A, Kaye D, Bloom JE, Stub D, Yang Y, French C, Duffy SJ, Cox N, Chan W; VCOR Investigators. (2022) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Volume and Cardiac Surgery Availability Effect on Acute Coronary Syndrome-Related Cardiogenic Shock. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 15(8):876-886. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.01.283.
Lee P, Brennan A, Dinh D, Stub D, Lefkovits J, Reid CM, Zomer E, Chin K, Liew D. (2022) The cost-effectiveness of radial access percutaneous coronary intervention: A propensity-score matched analysis of Victorian data. Clin Cardiol. 45(4):435-446. doi: 10.1002/clc.23798.
Dawson LP, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Bloom J, Liew D, Cox S, Anderson D, Stephenson M, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Kaye D, Cullen L, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Development and validation of a comprehensive early risk prediction model for patients with undifferentiated acute chest pain. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 40:101043. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.101043.
Batchelor RJ, Dinh D, Noaman S, Brennan A, Clark D, Ajani A, Freeman M, Stub D, Reid CM, Oqueli E, Yip T, Shaw J, Walton A, Duffy SJ, Chan W. (2022) Adverse 30-Day Clinical Outcomes and Long-Term Mortality Among Patients With Preprocedural Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart Lung Circ. 31(5):638-646. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.12.013.
Dawson LP, Andrew E, Stephenson M, Nehme Z, Bloom J, Cox S, Anderson D, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Kaye D, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) The influence of ambulance offload time on 30-day risks of death and re-presentation for patients with chest pain. Med J Aust. 23. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51613.
Paratz ED, van Heusden A, Zentner D, Morgan N, Smith K, Ball J, Thompson T, James P, Connell V, Pflaumer A, Semsarian C, Ingles J, Stub D, Parsons S, La Gerche A. (2022) Prevalence of Coronary Artery Anomalies in Young and Middle-Aged Sudden Cardiac Death Victims (from a Prospective State-Wide Registry). Am J Cardiol. 175:127-130. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.03.055.
Navani RV, Quine EJ, Duffy SJ, Htun NM, Nanayakkara S, Walton AS, Stub D. (2022) Relation of Preprocedure Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis. Am J Cardiol. 163:65-70. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.10.008.
Mundisugih J, Gao CX, Ikin JF, Abramson MJ, Brown D, Biswas S, Dewar EM, Liew D, Stub D. (2022) Vascular Responses Among Adults Four Years Post Exposure to 6 Weeks of Smoke from the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 18:253-265. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S339439.
Nan Tie E, Fernando H, Nehme Z, Dinh D, Andrew E, Brennan A, Zaman S, Liew D, Stephenson M, Lefkovits J, Peter K, Duffy SJ, Shaw J, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Sex differences in prehospital analgesia in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes and their association with clinical outcomes. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 99(4):989-995. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30104.
Zheng WC, Noaman S, Batchelor RJ, Hanson L, Bloom J, Kaye D, Duffy SJ, Walton A, Pellegrino V, Shaw J, Yang Y, French C, Stub D, Cox N, Chan W. (2022) Determinants of Undertaking Coronary Angiography and Adverse Prognostic Predictors Among Patients Presenting With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and a Shockable Rhythm. Am J Cardiol. 171:75-83. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.01.053.
Dawson LP, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Bloom J, Biswas S, Cox S, Anderson D, Stephenson M, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Kaye D, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Association of Socioeconomic Status With Outcomes and Care Quality in Patients Presenting With Undifferentiated Chest Pain in the Setting of Universal Health Care Coverage. J Am Heart Assoc. 11(7):e024923. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.024923.
Tan C, Dinh D, Brennan A, Hare DL, Kaye D, Lefkovits J, Lockwood S, Neil C, Prior D, Nasis A, Wilson A, Reid CM, Stub D, Driscoll A. (2022) Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Compared to Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Insights From the VCOR Heart Failure Snapshot. Heart Lung Circ. 31(5):623-628. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.09.019.
Cartledge S, Driscoll A, Dinh D, O’Neil A, Thomas E, Brennan AL, Liew D, Lefkovits J, Stub D. (2022) Trends and Predictors of Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective, Multi-Site Study of 41,739 Patients From the Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry (2017-2020). Heart Lung Circ. 25:S1443-9506(22)00196-2. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.04.050.
Zhou JY, Tie EN, Liew D, Duffy SJ, Shaw J, Walton A, Chan W, Stub D. (2022) Sex-Specific Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Left Main Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Heart Lung Circ. 31(5):658-665. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.10.025.

Research team members with profiles to come (A - Z)

2022

Al-Mukhtar O, Vogrin S, Lampugnani ER, Noaman S, Dinh DT, Brennan AL, Reid C, Lefkovits J, Cox N, Stub D, Chan W. (2022) Temporal Changes in Pollen Concentration Predict Short-Term Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndromes. J Am Heart Assoc. 11(7):e023036. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023036.
Batchelor RJ, Dinh D, Noaman S, Brennan A, Clark D, Ajani A, Freeman M, Stub D, Reid CM, Oqueli E, Yip T, Shaw J, Walton A, Duffy SJ, Chan W. (2022) Adverse 30-Day Clinical Outcomes and Long-Term Mortality Among Patients With Preprocedural Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart Lung Circ. 31(5):638-646. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.12.013.
Biswas S, Dinh D, Duffy SJ, Brennan A, Liew D, Chan W, Cox N, Reid CM, Lefkovits J, Stub D. (2022) Characteristics and outcomes of unsuccessful percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 99(3):609-616. doi: 10.1002/ccd.29886.
Bloom JE, Andrew E, Dawson LP, Nehme Z, Stephenson M, Anderson D, Fernando H, Noaman S, Cox S, Milne C, Chan W, Kaye DM, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Incidence and Outcomes of Nontraumatic Shock in Adults Using Emergency Medical Services in Victoria, Australia. JAMA Netw Open. 5(1):e2145179. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.45179.
Cartledge S, Driscoll A, Dinh D, O’Neil A, Thomas E, Brennan AL, Liew D, Lefkovits J, Stub D. (2022) Trends and Predictors of Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective, Multi-Site Study of 41,739 Patients From the Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry (2017-2020). Heart Lung Circ. S1443-9506(22)00196-2. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.04.050.
Cerci RJ, Vitola JV, Paez D, Zuluaga A, Bittencourt MS, Sierra-Galan LM, Carrascosa P, Campisi R, Gutierrez-Villamil C, Peix A, Chambers D, Velez MS, Alvarado CMG, Ventura ACF, Maldonado A, Castanos AP, Diaz TC, Herrera Y, Vasquez MC, Arrieta AA, Mut F, Hirschfeld C, Malkovskiy E, Goebel B, Cohen Y, Randazzo M, Shaw LJ, Williams MC, Villines TC, Better N, Dorbala S, Raggi P, Pascual TNB, Pynda Y, Dondi M, Einstein AJ. (2022) The Impact of COVID-19 on Diagnosis of Heart Disease in Latin America an INCAPS COVID Sub-analysis. Arq Bras Cardiol. 118(4):745-753. doi: 10.36660/abc.20210388.
Chan RK, Dinh DT, Hare DL, Lockwood S, Neil C, Prior D, Brennan A, Lefkovits J, Carruthers H, Reid CM, Driscoll A; VCOR-HF Investigators. (2022) Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure in Rural Versus Metropolitan Settings: An Australian Experience. Heart Lung Circ. 31(4):491-498. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.08.020.
Chieng D, Kistler PM. (2021) The Authors’ Reply. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 8(3):385. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.01.022.
Chieng D, Sugumar H, Ling LH, Segan L, Azzopardi S, Prabhu S, Al-Kaisey A, Voskoboinik A, Parameswaran R, Morton JB, Pathik B, McLellan AJ, Lee G, Wong M, Finch S, Pathak RK, Raja DC, Sanders P, Sterns L, Ginks M, Reid CM, Kalman JM, Kistler PM. (2022) Catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: A multicenter randomized trial of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) versus PVI with posterior left atrial wall isolation (PWI) – The CAPLA study. Am Heart J. 243:210-220. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.09.015.
Dagan M, Dawson LP, Stehli J, Koh JQS, Quine E, Stub D, Htun NM, Walton A, Duffy SJ. (2022) Periprocedural Myocardial Injury and Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 35:8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2021.04.006.
Dawson LP, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Bloom J, Liew D, Cox S, Anderson D, Stephenson M, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Kaye D, Cullen L, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Development and validation of a comprehensive early risk prediction model for patients with undifferentiated acute chest pain. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 40:101043. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.101043.
Dawson LP, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Bloom J, Okyere D, Cox S, Anderson D, Stephenson M, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Kaye D, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Incidence, diagnoses and outcomes of ambulance attendances for chest pain: a population-based cohort study. Ann Epidemiol. 72:32-39. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.04.010.
Dawson LP, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Bloom J, Biswas S, Cox S, Anderson D, Stephenson M, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Kaye D, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Association of Socioeconomic Status With Outcomes and Care Quality in Patients Presenting With Undifferentiated Chest Pain in the Setting of Universal Health Care Coverage. J Am Heart Assoc. 11(7):e024923. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.024923.
Dawson LP, Dinh DT, Stub D, Ahern S, Bloom JE, Duffy SJ, Lefkovits J, Brennan A, Reid CM, Oqueli E; Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry. (2022) Health-related quality of life following percutaneous coronary intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qual Life Res. 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-03056-0.
Dawson LP, Smith K, Cullen L, Nehme Z, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Stub D. (2022) Care Models for Acute Chest Pain That Improve Outcomes and Efficiency: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 79(23):2333-2348. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.380.
Fernando H, McFadyen JD, Wang X, Shaw J, Stub D, Peter K. (2022) P2Y₁₂ Antagonists in Cardiovascular Disease-Finding the Best Balance Between Preventing Ischemic Events and Causing Bleeding. Front Cardiovasc Med. 9:854813. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.854813.
Fernando H, Nehme Z, Dinh D, Andrew E, Brennan A, Shi W, Bloom J, Duffy SJ, Shaw J, Peter K, Nadurata V, Chan W, Layland J, Freeman M, Van Gaal W, Bernard S, Lefkovits J, Liew D, Stephenson M, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Impact of prehospital opioid dose on angiographic and clinical outcomes in acute coronary syndromes. Emerg Med J. emermed-2021-211519. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2021-211519.
Hanson L, Vogrin S, Noaman S, Dinh D, Zheng W, Lefkovits J, Brennan A, Reid C, Stub D, Duffy SJ, Layland J, Freeman M, van Gaal W, Cox N, Chan W; Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry Investigators. (2022) Long-Term Outcomes of Unprotected Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Centers Without Onsite Cardiac Surgery. Am J Cardiol. 168:39-46. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.12.051.
Harthi N, Goodacre S, Sampson F, Alharbi R. (2022) Research priorities for prehospital care of older patients with injuries: scoping review. Age Ageing. 51(5):afac108. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac108.
Kaye DM, Vizi D, Graham S, Wang B, Shihata W, Nanayakkara S, Mariani J, Premaratne M. (2022) Physiologic Insights Into Long COVID Breathlessness. Circ Heart Fail. 101161CIRCHEARTFAILURE121009346. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.009346.
Lee P, Brennan A, Dinh D, Stub D, Lefkovits J, Reid CM, Zomer E, Chin K, Liew D. (2022) The cost-effectiveness of radial access percutaneous coronary intervention: A propensity-score matched analysis of Victorian data. Clin Cardiol. 45(4):435-446. doi: 10.1002/clc.23798.
Nan Tie E, Fernando H, Nehme Z, Dinh D, Andrew E, Brennan A, Zaman S, Liew D, Stephenson M, Lefkovits J, Peter K, Duffy SJ, Shaw J, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Sex differences in prehospital analgesia in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes and their association with clinical outcomes. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 99(4):989-995. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30104.
Lu CW, Wang JK, Yang HL, Kovacs AH, Luyckx K, Ruperti-Repilado FJ, Van De Bruaene A, Enomoto J, Sluman MA, Jackson JL, Khairy P, Cook SC, Chidambarathanu S, Alday L, Oechslin E, Eriksen K, Dellborg M, Berghammer M, Johansson B, Mackie AS, Menahem S, Caruana M, Veldtman G, Soufi A, Fernandes SM, White K, Callus E, Kutty S, Apers S, Moons P; APPROACH‐IS consortium, the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD) *. (2022) Heart Failure and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease from 15 Countries. J Am Heart Assoc. 11(9):e024993. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.024993.
Menahem S. (2022) Invited Commentary: Congenital Heart-A Success Story: What About the Mothers? World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 13(3):332-333. doi: 10.1177/21501351221090131.
Menahem S, Roberts PA, Tanous D. (2022) Melody valve insertion for relief of “Tricuspid” stenosis in an unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect. Cardiol Young. 32(1):135-137. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121002419.
Menahem S, Sehgal A. (2022) Fifteen-minute consultation: How to spot serious heart disease in the newborn. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 107(2):95-100. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320330.
Mundisugih J, Gao CX, Ikin JF, Abramson MJ, Brown D, Biswas S, Dewar EM, Liew D, Stub D. (2022) Vascular Responses Among Adults Four Years Post Exposure to 6 Weeks of Smoke from the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 18:253-265. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S339439.
Nan Tie E, Fernando H, Nehme Z, Dinh D, Andrew E, Brennan A, Zaman S, Liew D, Stephenson M, Lefkovits J, Peter K, Duffy SJ, Shaw J, Smith K, Stub D. (2022) Sex differences in prehospital analgesia in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes and their association with clinical outcomes. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 99(4):989-995. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30104.
Navani RV, Quine EJ, Duffy SJ, Htun NM, Nanayakkara S, Walton AS, Stub D. (2022) Relation of Preprocedure Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis. Am J Cardiol. 163:65-70. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.10.008.
Nehme Z, Stub D. (2022) Triage of post-cardiac arrest patients: To PCI or not to PCI, that is the question. Resuscitation. 170:335-338. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.11.013.
Nitzan I, Hammerman C, Menahem S, Sehgal A. (2022) Mitral valve Doppler for cardiac output assessment in preterm neonates. Echocardiography. 39(5):717-723. doi: 10.1111/echo.15356.
Noaman S, Vogrin S, Dinh D, Lefkovits J, Brennan AL, Reid CM, Walton A, Kaye D, Bloom JE, Stub D, Yang Y, French C, Duffy SJ, Cox N, Chan W; VCOR Investigators. (2022) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Volume and Cardiac Surgery Availability Effect on Acute Coronary Syndrome-Related Cardiogenic Shock. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 15(8):876-886. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.01.283.
Nogic J, Nerlekar N, Soon K, Freeman M, Chan J, Roberts L, Brenan A, Dinh D, Lefkovits J, Brown AJ. (2022) Diabetes mellitus is independently associated with early stent thrombosis in patients undergoing drug eluting stent implantation: Analysis from the Victorian cardiac outcomes registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 99(3):554-562. doi: 10.1002/ccd.29913.
Paratz ED, Block TJ, Stub DA, La Gerche A, Kistler PM, Kalman JM, Strathmore N, Mond H, Woodford NWF, Burke M, Voskoboinik A. (2022) Postmortem Interrogation of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: A 15-Year Experience. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 8(3):356-366. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.10.011.
Paratz ED, van Heusden A, Zentner D, Morgan N, Smith K, Ball J, Thompson T, James P, Connell V, Pflaumer A, Semsarian C, Ingles J, Stub D, Parsons S, La Gerche A. (2022) Predictors and outcomes of in-hospital referrals for forensic investigation after young sudden cardiac death. Heart Rhythm. 19(6):937-944. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.01.035.
Paratz ED, van Heusden A, Zentner D, Morgan N, Smith K, Ball J, Thompson T, James P, Connell V, Pflaumer A, Semsarian C, Ingles J, Stub D, Parsons S, La Gerche A. (2022) Prevalence of Coronary Artery Anomalies in Young and Middle-Aged Sudden Cardiac Death Victims (from a Prospective State-Wide Registry). Am J Cardiol. 175:127-130. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.03.055.
Paratz ED, van Heusden A, Smith K, Ball J, Zentner D, Morgan N, Thompson T, James P, Connell V, Pflaumer A, Semsarian C, Ingles J, Parsons S, Stub D, La Gerche A. (2022) Higher rates but similar causes of young out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in rural Australian patients. Aust J Rural Health. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12890.
Shirwaiker A, William J, Mariani JA, Kistler PM, Patel HC, Voskoboinik A. (2022) Long-Term Implications of Pacemaker Insertion in Younger Adults: A Single Centre Experience. Heart Lung Circ. S1443-9506(22)00037-3. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.01.009.
Stehli J, Dagan M, Dinh DT, Lefkovits J, Dick R, Oxley S, Brennan AL, Duffy SJ, Zaman S. (2022) Differences in outcomes of patients with in-hospital versus out-of-hospital ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a registry analysis. BMJ Open. 12(3):e052000. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052000.
Stehli J, Dinh D, Dagan M, Dick R, Oxley S, Brennan A, Lefkovits J, Duffy SJ, Zaman S. (2022) Sex differences in treatment and outcomes of patients with in-hospital ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Clin Cardiol. 45(4):427-434. doi: 10.1002/clc.23797.
Tan C, Dinh D, Brennan A, Hare DL, Kaye D, Lefkovits J, Lockwood S, Neil C, Prior D, Nasis A, Wilson A, Reid CM, Stub D, Driscoll A. (2022) Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Compared to Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Insights From the VCOR Heart Failure Snapshot. Heart Lung Circ. 31(5):623-628. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.09.019.
Thomas W, Werkmeister M, O’Rourke E, Ward S, Bentley L, Premaratne M. (2022) Use of computed tomography left atrial appendage as an alternative to trans-oesophageal echocardiography during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 10.1111/1754-9485.13411. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13411.
Voskoboinik A, Nehme Z, Kistler PM, Stub D, Smith K. (2022) First time use of manual pressure augmentation for ventricular fibrillation arrest in the community. Resuscitation. 174:31-32. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.03.018.
Whittle S, Angerer H, Premaratne M, Khalil V. (2022) Discrepancies in post-ST-elevation myocardial infarction care in women compared with men: evaluating for implicit bias-a single-centre study. Ir J Med Sci. 191(1):169-173. doi: 10.1007/s11845-021-02528-z.
Wong GR, Nalliah CJ, Lee G, Voskoboinik A, Chieng D, Prabhu S, Parameswaran R, Sugumar H, Al-Kaisey A, McLellan A, Ling LH, Sanders P, Kistler PM, Kalman JM. (2022) Sex-Related Differences in Atrial Remodeling in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Relationship to Ablation Outcomes. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 15(1):e009925. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.121.009925.
Xiao X, William J, Kistler PM, Joseph S, Patel HC, Vaddadi G, Kalman JM, Mariani JA, Voskoboinik A. (2022) Prediction of Pacemaker Requirement in Patients With Unexplained Syncope: The DROP Score. Heart Lung Circ. S1443-9506(22)00104-4. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.03.002.
Zheng WC, Noaman S, Batchelor RJ, Hanson L, Bloom J, Kaye D, Duffy SJ, Walton A, Pellegrino V, Shaw J, Yang Y, French C, Stub D, Cox N, Chan W. (2022) Determinants of Undertaking Coronary Angiography and Adverse Prognostic Predictors Among Patients Presenting With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and a Shockable Rhythm. Am J Cardiol. 171:75-83. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.01.053.
Zhou JY, Tie EN, Liew D, Duffy SJ, Shaw J, Walton A, Chan W, Stub D. (2022) Sex-Specific Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Left Main Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Heart Lung Circ. 31(5):658-665. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.10.025.

2021

Alanazi TNM, McKenna L, Buck M, Alharbi RJ. (2021) Reported effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological status of emergency healthcare workers: A scoping review. Australas Emerg Care. S2588-994X(21)00076-2. doi: 10.1016/j.auec.2021.10.002.
Alrawashdeh A, Nehme Z, Williams B, Smith K, Brennan A, Dinh DT, Liew D, Lefkovits J, Stub D. (2021) Impact of emergency medical service delays on time to reperfusion and mortality in STEMI. Open Heart. 8(1):e001654. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001654.
Alrawashdeh A, Nehme Z, Williams B, Smith K, Stephenson M, Bernard S, Bray J, Stub D. (2021) Factors influencing patient decision delay in activation of emergency medical services for suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 20(3):243–251. doi: 10.1177/1474515120953737.
Betts J, Dewar EM, Stub D, Gao CX, Brown DW, Ikin JF, Zeleke BM, Biswas S, Abramson MJ, Liew D. (2021) Markers of Cardiovascular Disease among Adults Exposed to Smoke from the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 18(4):1587. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041587.
Biswas S, Dinh D, Andrianopoulos N, Lefkovits J, Ajani A, Duffy SJ, Chan W, Walton A, Brennan A, Clark DJ, Hiew C, Oqueli E, Reid CM, Stub D, Eccleston D. (2021) Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Insulin-Treated Versus Non-Insulin Treated Diabetes Mellitus. Am J Cardiol. 148:36-43. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.02.025.
Biswas S, Dinh D, Duffy SJ, Brennan A, Liew D, Chan W, Cox N, Reid CM, Lefkovits J, Stub D. (2021) Characteristics and outcomes of unsuccessful percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 99(3):609-616. doi: 10.1002/ccd.29886.
Bloom JE, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Dinh DT, Fernando H, Shi WY, Vriesendorp P, Nanayakarra S, Dawson LP, Brennan A, Noaman S, Layland J, William J, Al-Fiadh A, Brooks M, Freeman M, Hutchinson A, McGaw D, Van Gaal W, Willson W, White A, Prakash R, Reid C, Lefkovits J, Duffy SJ, Chan W, Kaye DM, Stephenson M, Bernard S, Smith K, Stub D. (2021) Pre-hospital heparin use for ST-elevation myocardial infarction is safe and improves angiographic outcomes. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 10(10):1140-1147. doi: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuab032.
Bloom JE, Dawson LP, Seneviratne Epa D, Prakash R, Premaratne M, Carrillo De Albornoz P, Htun NM, Layland J. (2021) Perceptions of telehealth and cardiac care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Intern Med J. 51(1):151-152. doi: 10.1111/imj.15156.
Blusztein D, Dinh D, Stub D, Dawson L, Brennan A, Reid C, Smith K, Nehme Z, Andrew E, Bernard S, Lefkovits J. (2021) Predictors of hospital prenotification for STEMI and association of prenotification with outcomes. Emerg Med J. emermed-2020-210522. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210522.
Boehm E, Better N. (2021) Time is Myocardium, but Who Does Best? J Nucl Cardiol. doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02820-6.
Callus E, Pagliuca S, Boveri S, Ambrogi F, Luyckx K, Kovacs AH, Apers S, Budts W, Enomoto J, Sluman MA, Wang JK, Jackson JL, Khairy P, Cook SC, Chidambarathanu S, Alday L, Eriksen K, Dellborg M, Berghammer M, Johansson B, Mackie AS, Menahem S, Caruana M, Veldtman G, Soufi A, Fernandes SM, White K, Kutty S, Moons P; APPROACH-IS consortium and the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD). (2021) Phenotypes of adults with congenital heart disease around the globe: a cluster analysis. Health Qual Life Outcomes.19(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s12955-021-01696-x.
Case R, Stub D, Mazzagatti E, Pryor H, Mion M, Ball J, Cartledge S, Keeble TR, Bray JE, Smith K. (2021) The second year of a second chance: Long-term psychosocial outcomes of cardiac arrest survivors and their family. Resuscitation. 167:274-281. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.06.018.
Chieng D, Kistler PM. (2021) Coffee and tea on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. Trends Cardiovasc Med.:S1050-1738(21)00088-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.08.004.
Chieng D, Sugumar H, Kaye D, Azzopardi S, Vizi D, Rossi E, Voskoboinik A, Prabhu S, Ling LH, Lee G, Kalman JM, Kistler PM. (2021) Prone and Supine 12-Lead ECG Comparisons: Implications for Cardiac Assessment During Prone Ventilation for COVID-19. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 7(11):1348-1357. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.04.011.
Cole J, Beare R, Phan T, Srikanth V, Stub D, Smith K, Murdoch K, Layland J. (2021) Modelling STEMI service delivery: a proof of concept study. Emerg Med J. emermed-2020-210334. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210334.
Coulson TG, Bailey M, Reid C, Shardey G, Williams-Spence J, Huckson S, Chavan S, Pilcher D. (2021) Linkage of Australian national registry data using a statistical linkage key. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 21(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s12911-021-01393-1.
Dagan M, Dinh DT, Stehli J, Zaman S, Brennan A, Tan C, Liew D, Reid CM, Stub D, Kaye DM, Lefkovits J, Duffy SJ; Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry. (2021) Impact of Age and Sex on Treatment and Outcomes Following Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 78(19):1934-1936. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.08.057.
Dawson LP, Burchill L, O’Brien J, Dinh D, Duffy SJ, Stub D, Brennan A, Clark D, Oqueli E, Hiew C, Freeman M, Reid CM, Ajani AE; Melbourne Interventional Group Investigators. (2021) Differences in outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Victoria, Australia: a multicentre, prospective, observational, cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 9(9):e1296-e1304. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00224-2.
Dawson LP, Chen D, Dagan M, Bloom J, Taylor A, Duffy SJ, Shaw J, Lefkovits J, Stub D. (2021) Assessment of Pretreatment With Oral P2Y12 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular and Bleeding Outcomes in Patients With Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 4(11):e2134322. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.34322.
Dawson LP, Biswas S, Lefkovits J, Stub D, Burchill L, Evans SM, Reid C, Eccleston D. (2021) Characteristics and Quality of National Cardiac Registries: A Systematic Review. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 14(9):e007963. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.007963.
Dondi M, Milan E, Pontone G, Hirschfeld CB, Williams M, Shaw LJ, Pynda Y, Raggi P, Cerci R, Vitola J, Better N, Villines TC, Dorbala S, Pascual TNB, Giubbini R, Einstein AJ, Paez D; INCAPS COVID Investigators Group. (2021) Reduction of cardiac imaging tests during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Italy. Findings from the IAEA Non-invasive Cardiology Protocol Survey on COVID-19 (INCAPS COVID). Int J Cardiol. 341:100-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.08.044.
Eastwood K, Howell S, Nehme Z, Finn J, Smith K, Cameron P, Stub D, Bray JE. (2021) Impact of a mass media campaign on presentations and ambulance use for acute coronary syndrome. Open Heart.;8(2):e001792. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001792.
Einstein AJ, Hirschfeld C, Williams MC, Vitola JV, Better N, Villines TC, Cerci R, Shaw LJ, Choi AD, Dorbala S, Karthikeyan G, Lu B, Sinitsyn V, Ansheles AA, Kudo T, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Nørgaard BL, Maurovich-Horvat P, Campisi R, Milan E, Louw L, Allam AH, Bhatia M, Sewanan L, Malkovskiy E, Cohen Y, Randazzo M, Narula J, Morozova O, Pascual TNB, Pynda Y, Dondi M, Paez D; INCAPS COVID 2 Investigators Group. (2021) Worldwide Disparities in Recovery of Cardiac Testing 1 Year Into COVID-19. J Am Coll Cardiol.;79(20):2001-2017. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.348.
Einstein AJ, Shaw LJ, Hirschfeld C, Williams MC, Villines TC, Better N, Vitola JV, Cerci R, Dorbala S, Raggi P, Choi AD, Lu B, Sinitsyn V, Sergienko V, Kudo T, Nørgaard BL, Maurovich-Horvat P, Campisi R, Milan E, Louw L, Allam AH, Bhatia M, Malkovskiy E, Goebel B, Cohen Y, Randazzo M, Narula J, Pascual TNB, Pynda Y, Dondi M, Paez D; the; INCAPS COVID Investigators Group. (2021) International Impact of COVID-19 on the Diagnosis of Heart Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 77(2):173-185. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.10.054.
Fernando H, Milne C, Nehme Z, Ball J, Bernard S, Stephenson M, Myles PS, Bray JE, Lefkovits J, Liew D, Peter K, Brennan A, Dinh D, Andrew E, Taylor AJ, Smith K, Stub D. (2021) An open-label, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial of lidocAine Versus Opioids In MyocarDial Infarction study (AVOID-2 study) methods paper. Contemp Clin Trials. 105:106411. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106411.
Fernando H, McFadyen JD, Wang X, Shaw J, Stub D, Peter K. (2021) P2Y₁₂ Antagonists in Cardiovascular Disease-Finding the Best Balance Between Preventing Ischemic Events and Causing Bleeding. Front Cardiovasc Med. 9:854813. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.854813.
Fernando H, Duong T, Huynh K, Noonan J, Shaw J, Duffy SJ, Nehme Z, Smith K, Myles PS, Meikle PJ, Peter K, Stub D. (2021) Effects of lignocaine vs. opioids on antiplatelet activity of ticagrelor: the LOCAL trial. Eur Heart J. 42(39):4025-4036. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab557.
Fernando H, Dinh D, Duffy SJ, Brennan A, Sharma A, Clark D, Ajani A, Freeman M, Peter K, Stub D, Hiew C, Reid CM, Oqueli E. (2021) Rescue PCI in the management of STEMI: Contemporary results from the Melbourne Interventional Group registry. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 33:100745. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100745.
Fernando H, Duffy SJ, Low A, Dinh D, Adrianopoulos N, Sharma A, Peter K, Stub D, Leong K, Ajani A, Clark D, Freeman M, Sebastian M, Brennan A, Selkrig L, Reid CM, Kaye D, Oqueli E. (2021) Totally Occluded Culprit Coronary Artery in Patients with Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Am J Cardiol. 156:52-57. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.06.043.
Fernando H, Nehme Z, Peter K, Bernard S, Stephenson M, Bray JE, Myles PS, Stub R, Cameron P, Ellims AH, Taylor AJ, Kaye DM, Smith K, Stub D. (2021) Association between pre-hospital chest pain severity and myocardial injury in ST elevation myocardial infarction: A post-hoc analysis of the AVOID study. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc.37:100899. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100899.
Hirschfeld CB, Mercuri M, Pascual TNB, Karthikeyan G, Vitola JV, Mahmarian JJ, Better N, Bouyoucef SE, Hee-Seung Bom H, Lele V, Magboo VPC, Alexánderson E, Allam AH, Al-Mallah MH, Dorbala S, Flotats A, Jerome S, Kaufmann PA, Luxenburg O, Shaw LJ, Underwood SR, Rehani MM, Paez D, Dondi M, Einstein AJ; INCAPS Investigators Group. (2021) Worldwide Variation in the Use of Nuclear Cardiology Camera Technology, Reconstruction Software, and Imaging Protocols. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 14(9):1819-1828. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.11.011.
Hirschfeld CB, Shaw LJ, Williams MC, Lahey R, Villines TC, Dorbala S, Choi AD, Shah NR, Bluemke DA, Berman DS, Blankstein R, Ferencik M, Narula J, Winchester D, Malkovskiy E, Goebel B, Randazzo MJ, Lopez-Mattei J, Parwani P, Vitola JV, Cerci RJ, Better N, Raggi P, Lu B, Sergienko V, Sinitsyn V, Kudo T, Nørgaard BL, Maurovich-Horvat P, Cohen YA, Pascual TNB, Pynda Y, Dondi M, Paez D, Einstein AJ; INCAPS-COVID Investigators Group. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Testing in the United States Versus the Rest of the World. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 14(9):1787-1799. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.03.007.
Joglar JA, Wan EY, Chung MK, Gutierrez A, Slaughter MS, Bateson BP, Loguidice M, Drazner M, Kistler PM, Saour B, Poole JE, Murtaza G, Turagam MK, Vader J, Lakkireddy D, Birati EY, Dhingra R, Gopinathannair R. (2021) Management of Arrhythmias After Heart Transplant: Current State and Considerations for Future Research. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 14(3):e007954. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.007954.
Kempster K, Howell S, Bernard S, Smith K, Cameron P, Finn J, Stub D, Morley P, Bray J. (2021) Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes in emergency departments. Resuscitation. 166:21-30. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.07.003.
Kistler PM, Chieng D, Tonchev IR, Sugumar H, Voskoboinik A, Schwartz LA, McLellan AJ, Prabhu S, Ling LH, Al-Kaisey A, Parameswaran R, Anderson RD, Lee G, Kalman JM. (2021) P-Wave Morphology in Focal Atrial Tachycardia: An Updated Algorithm to Predict Site of Origin. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 7(12):1547-1556. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.05.005.
Lee JC, Better N. (2021) Tc-99m HMDP versus MDP discrepancy in cardiac amyloidosis. J Nucl Cardiol. 28(5):2424. doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02763-y.
Lee P, Liew D, Brennan A, Stub D, Lefkovits J, Reid CM, Zomer E. (2021) Cost-effectiveness of Radial Access Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Am J Cardiol. 156:44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.06.034.
Lee P, Brennan AL, Stub D, Dinh DT, Lefkovits J, Reid CM, Zomer E, Liew D. (2021) Estimating the economic impacts of percutaneous coronary intervention in Australia: a registry-based cost burden study. BMJ Open. 11(12):e053305. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053305.
Leong K, Knipe H, Binny S, Pascoe H, Better N, Langenberg F, Lui E, Joshi SB. (2021) Aortic root measurement on CT: linear dimensions, aortic root area and comparison with echocardiography. A retrospective cross sectional study. Br J Radiol. 94(1121):20201232. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20201232.
Leong CL, Teoh TW, Bentley L, O’Rourke E, Allright A, Werkmeister M, Bickell A, Htun NM, Premaratne M. (2021) Resource implications following expansion of computed tomography coronary angiography: An Australian experience. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13331.
Menahem S, Lefkovits J. (2021) Major Complication Following Kawasaki Disease in an Infant-The Development of Apical Infarction and Aneurysm Formation. Children (Basel). 8(11):981. doi: 10.3390/children8110981.
Menahem S, Sehgal A, Meagher S. (2021) Early detection of significant congenital heart disease: The contribution of fetal cardiac ultrasound and newborn pulse oximetry screening. J Paediatr Child Health. 57(3):323-327. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15355.
Menahem S, Lefkovits J. (2021) Major Complication Following Kawasaki Disease in an Infant-The Development of Apical Infarction and Aneurysm Formation. Children (Basel). 8(11):981. doi: 10.3390/children8110981.
Moons P, Luyckx K, Thomet C, Budts W, Enomoto J, Sluman MA, Wang JK, Jackson JL, Khairy P, Cook SC, Chidambarathanu S, Alday L, Oechslin E, Eriksen K, Dellborg M, Berghammer M, Johansson B, Mackie AS, Menahem S, Caruana M, Veldtman G, Soufi A, Fernandes SM, White K, Callus E, Kutty S, Apers S, Kovacs AH; APPROACH-IS consortium and the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD). (2021) Patient-Reported Outcomes in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Following Hospitalization (from APPROACH-IS). Am J Cardiol. 145:135-142. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.12.088.
Moore BM, Kistler PM. (2021) To blank or not to blank – that is the question: Time to shorten the blanking period after AF ablation. Int J Cardiol. 343:53-54. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.09.025.
Murphy AC, Dinh D, Koshy AN, Lefkovits J, Clark DJ, Zaman S, Duffy SJ, Brennan A, Reid C, Yudi MB; Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry. (2021) Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes in Men versus Women Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Am J Cardiol.153:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.013.
Nehme Z, Ball J, Stephenson M, Walker T, Stub D, Smith K. (2021) Effect of a resuscitation quality improvement programme on outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 162:236-244. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.03.007.
Nehme Z, Stub D, Smith K. (2021) Early transport for ECMO or on-scene resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests? Resuscitation. 160:37-38. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.01.014.
Noaman S, Dinh D, Reid CM, Brennan AL, Clark D, Shaw J, Freeman M, Sebastian M, Oqueli E, Ajani A, Walton A, Bloom J, Biswas S, Stub D, Duffy SJ, Chan W. (2021) Comparison of Outcomes of Coronary Artery Disease Treated by Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in 3 Different Age Groups (<45, 46-65, and >65 Years). Am J Cardiol.152:19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.002.
O’Sullivan P, Younger J, Van Pelt N, O’Malley S, Lenturut-Katal D, Hirschfeld CB, Vitola JV, Cerci R, Williams MC, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Villines TC, Dorbala S, Choi AD, Cohen Y, Goebel B, Malkovskiy E, Randazzo M, Pascual TNB, Pynda Y, Dondi M, Paez D, Einstein AJ, Better N; INCAPS COVID Investigators Group. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 on Diagnostic Cardiac Procedural Volume in Oceania: The IAEA Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocol Survey on COVID-19 (INCAPS COVID). Heart Lung Circ. 30(10):1477-1486. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.04.021.
Papapostolou S, Dinh DT, Noaman S, Biswas S, Duffy SJ, Stub D, Shaw JA, Walton A, Sharma A, Brennan A, Clark D, Freeman M, Yip T, Ajani A, Reid CM, Oqueli E, Chan W; Melbourne Interventional Group Investigators. (2021) Effect of Age on Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Patients (>80 Years) Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Multi-Centre Australian PCI Registry. Heart Lung Circ. 30(7):1002-1013. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.12.003.
Paratz ED, Smith K, Ball J, van Heusden A, Zentner D, Parsons S, Morgan N, Thompson T, James P, Pflaumer A, Semsarian C, Stub D, Liew D, La Gerche A. (2021) The economic impact of sudden cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 163:49-56. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.04.001.
Prabhu S, Kistler PM. (2021) Can the Past Re-Shape the Future?: New Insights Into PVC-Mediated Cardiomyopathy From the CHF-STAT Trial and the Retelling of a Familiar Story. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 7(3):391-394. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.11.020.
Premaratne M, Sloan G, Werkmeister M, Bentley L, O’Rourke E. (2021) Reducing Potential COVID-19 Exposure With Coronary Computed Tomography for Left Atrial Appendage Assessment: A Tool For Our Time. Heart Lung Circ.30(9):e101-e102. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.03.274.
Sehgal A, Blank D, Roberts CT, Menahem S, Hooper SB. (2021) Assessing pulmonary circulation in severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia using functional echocardiography. Physiol Rep. 9(1):e14690. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14690.
Sen J, Huynh Q, Stub D, Neil C, Marwick TH. (2021) Prognosis of Severe Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis by Stroke Volume Index and Transvalvular Flow Rate. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 14(5):915-927. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.12.029.
Stehli J, Dinh D, Dagan M, Duffy SJ, Brennan A, Smith K, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Reid CM, Lefkovits J, Stub D, Zaman S. (2021) Sex Differences in Prehospital Delays in Patients With ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. J Am Heart Assoc. 10(13):e019938. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019938.
Sugumar H, Chieng D, Prabhu S, Voskoboinik A, Anderson RD, Al-Kaisey A, Lee G, McLellan AJ, Morton JB, Taylor AJ, Ling LH, Kalman JM, Kistler PM. (2021) A prospective evaluation of the impact of individual RF applications for slow pathway ablation for AVNRT: Markers of acute success. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 32(7):1886-1893. doi: 10.1111/jce.15045.
Sugumar H, Nanayakkara S, Vizi D, Wright L, Chieng D, Leet A, Mariani JA, Voskoboinik A, Prabhu S, Taylor AJ, Kalman JM, Kistler PM, Kaye DM, Ling LH. (2021) A prospective STudy using invAsive haemodynamic measurements foLLowing catheter ablation for AF and early HFpEF: STALL AF-HFpEF. Eur J Heart Fail. 23(5):785-796. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2122.
Thuraisingam A, Skillington P, Ludhani P, Wijayarathne PM, Menahem S, Larobina M, Grigg L, Wilson W. (2021) Long-term outcomes of right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit insertion in adults with congenital heart disease: survival analysis by National Death Index. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 60(4):939-946. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab148.
Tonchev IR, Nam MCY, Gorelik A, Kumar S, Haqqani H, Sanders P, Kistler PM, Kalman JM. (2021) Relationship between procedural volume and complication rates for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Europace. 23(7):1024-1032. doi: 10.1093/europace/euaa415.
Tong DC, Bloom JE, Quinn S, Nasis A, Hiew C, Roberts-Thomson P, Adams H, Sriamareswaran R, Htun NM, Wilson W, Stub D, van Gaal W, Howes L, Yeap A, Yip B, Wu S, Perera P, Collins N, Yong A, Bhindi R, Whitbourn R, Lee A, Premaratne M, Asrress K, Freeman M, Amerena J, Layland J. (2021) Colchicine in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Two-Year Follow-Up of the Australian COPS Randomized Clinical Trial. Circulation. 144(19):1584-1586. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.054610.
Vlachadis Castles A, Burgess S, Robledo K, Beale AL, Biswas S, Segan L, Gutman S, Mukherjee S, Leet A, Zaman S. (2021) Work-life balance: a comparison of women in cardiology and other specialties. Open Heart. 8(2):e001678. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001678.
Voskoboinik A, McDonald C, Chieng D, O’Brien J, Gutman S, Ngu P, Sugumar H, Wong G, Kalman JM, Taylor AJ, Kistler PM. (2021) Acute electrical, autonomic and structural effects of binge drinking: Insights into the ‘holiday heart syndrome’. Int J Cardiol. 331:100-105. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.01.071.
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Cardiology research wins publication of the year 2021

A ground breaking study has significantly strengthened the role of lifestyle interventions and the management of atrial fibrillation. The paper, published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine in 2020, explored the impact of alcohol abstinence on atrial fibrillation in the first ever randomised study. The research has had an incredible impact, resulting in alcohol reduction now being included in the American Heart Association lifestyle guidelines in management of atrial fibrillation. You can read more about this outstanding publication led by Professor Peter Kistler, awarded the Cabrini Research 2021 Publication of the Year Award.

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